It would be great if Plex users with live DVR setups could contribute to a shared on-demand pool—so when someone gets a bad recording due to antenna issues, they could easily access a clean version from another member.
You can essentially already do this.
Simply share your library with those other people with DVRs (and they do the same with you). So, anything you record, they can see and vice-versa.
…or did I understand your suggestion?
Google “Locast” and “Aereo” and you may understand that this is not a sustainable business model. Very likely you will get sued out of business.
I appreciate that we’re able to share our recordings with specific users—it’s a great feature. That said, I’ve been reflecting on the broader issue of access. Personally, I find it frustrating to pay for both Peacock and Paramount+ subscriptions simply because my antenna reception was poor. It feels like I’m paying twice for content I already had the right to record.
I saw a comment suggesting that others who tried alternative solutions were sued, which is unfortunate. But I wonder if there’s room for innovation here. Imagine a legal on-demand feature that could verify your recording metadata to confirm you had rights to record a broadcast. If the original recording was corrupted or incomplete, the system could fetch a clean copy from the provider—ideally at a fair price, rather than the current $100/year per service.
Maybe it’s a long shot, but it seems like something a clever legal mind could explore. Just wanted to share the thought.
Imagine a legal on-demand feature that could verify your recording metadata to confirm you had rights to record a broadcast.
Personal recordings are for personal use (not broadcasting).
Not meaning to hijack this thread… but:
I have always been wondering where the line is to be drawn between
- Personal use
- Sharing with managed (home) users
- Sharing with selected external users (friends)
- Sharing with many users (I read „customers“ somewhere just today)
Right in the middle of that list.
This limitation was informed by what I mentioned above.
Let’s assume that this forum user was referring to the technical term “plex client” and not actual “customers”. Because the latter would be a violation of Plex’s terms and conditions and is grounds for termination of the account.
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The gray area starts with #3, and gets pretty dark at #4 the more people you share with.
The problem is (assuming US) that copyright and related laws don’t put a specific number on when it goes from a private viewing to a public performance. Legally, anything outside of your home is considered a public performance, or anything outside of “a few family and friends.” Are people you never normally have in your house legally considered your “normal circle of family and it’s acquaintances” for the purpose of public performance?
The people who hit the limit of 100 “close friends and family” user limit would clearly have a different opinion on the matter than somebody with only 4 or 5 shares outside the house.
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